Prosecutors question daughter of former president’s key confidante

Chung Yoo-ra, the daughter of former president Park Geun-hye’s key confidante, has spent her first night behind bars after eight hours of intense questioning, following her return from Denmark on Wednesday. Chung, whose mother is at the heart of a corruption scandal that led to Park’s impeachment, was grilled by investigators at the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office, until well past midnight. Prosecutors will question Chung once again later today, and are expected to issue a warrant for her arrest, by early Friday morning. Chung’s mother Choi Soon-sil could face up to seven years in prison, after prosecutors recommended the sentence at her latest trial hearing on Wednesday.